tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964697376005169692017-07-04T14:41:17.143-07:00Hippie SpiritCharlotte Lewis - 17 - Preston
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YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Charlotte14398?feature=watch&amp;hd=1Charlotte Lewisnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996469737600516969.post-62375935136766151852015-06-14T15:23:00.001-07:002015-06-16T12:18:32.309-07:00Long time no seeBefore I start, I know I'm the absolute worst at blogging and I've taken a way longer than needed break from blogging but I plan to be back and more regular with my posting. I have rather big news involving something I'm rather excited about, I'm opening an online jewellery shop in the hopes of earning a bit of money to make up for what I'm getting from my minimum wage job. At the moment I'm in the process of organising the shop and uploading photos of the products but as soon as I've sorted it out I will post an update. At the moment I have decided on a name: Hippie Spirit. As well as jewellery I also plan to sell clothes and other accessories all at reasonable prices.<div>The reason I've decided to open this shop apart from my lack of money at the moment was because I found it hard to find quality accessories at affordable prices and I aim to offer that to my customers. I hope that some of you will take a look at what I have to offer in my online store when it opens, but for now I will leave you with the links to Hippie Spirit's Instagram and Twitter account.</div><div>Instagram: @hippiespiritshop Twitter: @hippiespirituk</div><div><br></div><div>Charlotte xx</div>Charlotte Lewishttps://plus.google.com/114618798376712846153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996469737600516969.post-6041811739711227382014-10-31T10:59:00.001-07:002014-11-01T11:13:58.338-07:00Trick or Treat? | Halloween MakeupIt's once again my absolute favourite time of the year... HALLOWEEN!!! Bit of a last minute 'costume' this year as I am on holiday and didn't actually know there would be any Halloween festivities going on at the hotel. But armed with my trusty makeup bag, I set off to create a rather interesting "I have no idea where I'm going with this so I'll just improvise and see how it goes" look that I've decided to label as a witch (coven here I come).<div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-i_du5rsMjDY/VFPVAzIfdlI/AAAAAAAAZgw/GaMe09nOua4/s640/blogger-image-1734429651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-i_du5rsMjDY/VFPVAzIfdlI/AAAAAAAAZgw/GaMe09nOua4/s640/blogger-image-1734429651.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I thought I'd provide a little tutorial in case anyone wants to replicate this for a last minute look or late Halloween parties. Just note that this was my first time doing this look so it would probably look better if done again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C-FtZlEVCLI/VFPVCtepUwI/AAAAAAAAZg4/e5aMDz3dEy0/s640/blogger-image--31153413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C-FtZlEVCLI/VFPVCtepUwI/AAAAAAAAZg4/e5aMDz3dEy0/s640/blogger-image--31153413.jpg"></a></div>I used these products to create this look as well as the rest of my body shop brush collection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0Q-cUeTS048/VFPVI9IliDI/AAAAAAAAZhY/cJ1NqSzr1Sk/s640/blogger-image-1005888574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0Q-cUeTS048/VFPVI9IliDI/AAAAAAAAZhY/cJ1NqSzr1Sk/s640/blogger-image-1005888574.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Start with a cleansed face. Moisturise and prime before adding concealer and powder (I don't wear foundation but that would work just as well). Next I took my Benefit Hoola bronzer and applied it in a 3 shape on both sides of my face.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wk5A1PQc8yM/VFPVEYecI0I/AAAAAAAAZhA/M96jwTnvENw/s640/blogger-image-1162783818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wk5A1PQc8yM/VFPVEYecI0I/AAAAAAAAZhA/M96jwTnvENw/s640/blogger-image-1162783818.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Using the shades 'fuel' and 'cool grey' from my MUA Undressed palette and Kiko's water eyeshadow in shade 213 (it looks out more like emerald than on this picture) I created a winged eyeshadow look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1Dyh0dCnVf4/VFPVKDX0TtI/AAAAAAAAZhg/l7sId-ZmNnQ/s640/blogger-image-288788997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1Dyh0dCnVf4/VFPVKDX0TtI/AAAAAAAAZhg/l7sId-ZmNnQ/s640/blogger-image-288788997.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>I applied 'fuel' all over my lid and drew the outline of the wing in 'cool grey' I then coloured this shape in with the water eyeshadow and blended it out towards my brow. Then using my Benefit They're Real eye liner, I went over the edge of the wings to make them bolder.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I used the Soap &amp; Glory Smoulder Kohls in the shades 'Superblack' and 'Aquabat' on my waterline and bottom lids.&nbsp;<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">I used a green Barry M dazzle dust to go over the eyeshadow then I filled in my unfortunately light eyebrows with Benefit's Gimmie Brow.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-CNuowp_367E/VFPVGGnYqCI/AAAAAAAAZhI/m6bMtBwujoE/s640/blogger-image--1303832054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-CNuowp_367E/VFPVGGnYqCI/AAAAAAAAZhI/m6bMtBwujoE/s640/blogger-image--1303832054.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I used a lipstick from Collection's Gothic Glam set (I think it's shade 2 but I can't quite remember) and then lightly applied the dazzle dust over it using an eyeshadow brush.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If you got this far, congratulations, you can now let your hair down (or put it up, or just do some crazy stuff with it) and put your costume on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wqSnWIRj7BI/VFPVHCR0u5I/AAAAAAAAZhQ/L9Bz2AAK9qc/s640/blogger-image-284692513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wqSnWIRj7BI/VFPVHCR0u5I/AAAAAAAAZhQ/L9Bz2AAK9qc/s640/blogger-image-284692513.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I just let my naturally wild hair do what it does best, popped a faux septum in and voila! I had myself a witch costume (ish).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I hope you have a wonderfully spooky Halloween full of food and fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Charlotte x</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Charlotte Lewishttps://plus.google.com/114618798376712846153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996469737600516969.post-66023521442973650812014-09-06T05:31:00.001-07:002014-09-07T15:18:29.346-07:00Baby Lips Electro ReviewAs some of you may be aware, Maybelline have brought out a new Baby Lips line of neon tinted lip balms. These come in four shades: Pink Shock, Berry Bomb, Oh! Orange! and Strike a Rose and are all slightly more daring than the regular Baby Lips shades. These colours just scream 80s to me, so I'm down for trying them out. I realise that these have been available in the USA for quite some time, but they have just been released in Britain so I thought I might as well review them for any GB gals who are still considering buying them.<div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-guZZMkeD59Y/VAzZoW43dnI/AAAAAAAAZeg/-QGiJE0Phqs/s640/blogger-image--218400154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-guZZMkeD59Y/VAzZoW43dnI/AAAAAAAAZeg/-QGiJE0Phqs/s640/blogger-image--218400154.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Out of the four shades, I bought Berry Bomb and Oh! Orange! They are both quite slick and have a nice hydrating feel, however I don't think they're as pigmented as other tinted balms I have tried, which is gets a little annoying when I'm trying to quickly touch up my makeup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cM1dzQArMPw/VAzZh8EtqGI/AAAAAAAAZd4/-Ok0CG7o0PI/s640/blogger-image-2111626148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cM1dzQArMPw/VAzZh8EtqGI/AAAAAAAAZd4/-Ok0CG7o0PI/s640/blogger-image-2111626148.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I do quite like the packaging of these lip balms, even if it takes a while to get into them without breaking a nail, but it's bright, colourful and grabs your attention straight away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-SGAinaHGg0s/VAzZl7ZE2YI/AAAAAAAAZeQ/Q0vqCpkB7gs/s640/blogger-image-990994643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-SGAinaHGg0s/VAzZl7ZE2YI/AAAAAAAAZeQ/Q0vqCpkB7gs/s640/blogger-image-990994643.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>I'll admit, I was kind of daunted by how bright the colour appeared to be, but after swatching them I was a little underwhelmed at how pigmented they actually were.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Oqr-DDp67L8/VAzZrnfPHCI/AAAAAAAAZe4/0s-Y-yCUmJc/s640/blogger-image-1498708507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Oqr-DDp67L8/VAzZrnfPHCI/AAAAAAAAZe4/0s-Y-yCUmJc/s640/blogger-image-1498708507.jpg"></a></div><br></div>To be fair, I've tried worse lip balms. No, these aren't the most impressive lip products I've ever used, but they do hydrate and tint your lips even if its not to the extent that the packaging would suggest.</div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-VMmPUeeLLbA/VAzZnJAx6jI/AAAAAAAAZeY/BZ1esQHVmiU/s640/blogger-image-1713587124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-VMmPUeeLLbA/VAzZnJAx6jI/AAAAAAAAZeY/BZ1esQHVmiU/s640/blogger-image-1713587124.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">'Berry Bomb'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ityvfCeimis/VAzZquGKDBI/AAAAAAAAZew/H-reJRFIp2g/s640/blogger-image--1526742762.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ityvfCeimis/VAzZquGKDBI/AAAAAAAAZew/H-reJRFIp2g/s640/blogger-image--1526742762.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is what Berry Bomb looks like when worn. I think I raised my expectations too high with this, as I believed I was buying something that would make my lips seems a deep purple colour. But as I said before, I need to keep in mind that these aren't lipsticks, they are balms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-_XQOfM0gst4/VAzZpg1uCRI/AAAAAAAAZeo/WNYQOkdEz8A/s640/blogger-image-1638032511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-_XQOfM0gst4/VAzZpg1uCRI/AAAAAAAAZeo/WNYQOkdEz8A/s640/blogger-image-1638032511.jpg"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></a></div>I can kinda see the purple tint in this balm, but overall I didn't get the "sheer jolt of neon colour" that the Maybelline website promised.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jIzOJspRZ4o/VAzZkihhQvI/AAAAAAAAZeI/VsguS8GrXNs/s640/blogger-image-952371565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jIzOJspRZ4o/VAzZkihhQvI/AAAAAAAAZeI/VsguS8GrXNs/s640/blogger-image-952371565.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">'Oh! Orange!'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kkgb-s-3XzY/VAzZs_YbbnI/AAAAAAAAZfA/33uB6tZipD0/s640/blogger-image--237772898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kkgb-s-3XzY/VAzZs_YbbnI/AAAAAAAAZfA/33uB6tZipD0/s640/blogger-image--237772898.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Unlike Berry Bomb, this balm seemed truer to the colour of the stick. Despite seeming more coral than orange, I quite like it as you don't need to apply it more than once to see the colour and when applied its bright without being too intense.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-quZM1V_SZHI/VAzZjIYanXI/AAAAAAAAZeA/JHJqhstx0BQ/s640/blogger-image--1697928205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-quZM1V_SZHI/VAzZjIYanXI/AAAAAAAAZeA/JHJqhstx0BQ/s640/blogger-image--1697928205.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm still undecided about whether or not I should buy the other shades as I'm not sure if they will turn out more like Berry Bomb or Oh! Orange!, so I might be doing a bit of research into that one before doing anything about it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If you have anything else to say about these lipbalms, please tell me in the comments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Charlotte x</div></div>Charlotte Lewishttps://plus.google.com/114618798376712846153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996469737600516969.post-31523125543614872222014-08-05T06:16:00.001-07:002014-08-14T04:25:26.224-07:00Festival Chic | Kendal CallingLast weekend I went to Kendal Calling, a music festival situated in a deer park. This was the second time I have been and I was fully prepared with cans of deodorant and dry shampoo. Every year is themed and this year's was a significant improvement compared to last years movie theme. Lets just say that last year the queues for the toilet were a ridiculous length due to the amount of people, both male and female, who had come dressed as the bride from Kill Bill. We're talking yellow and black leather catsuit, worn by either Uma Thurman's doppelgänger or people who were too stupid to realise that festivals usually mean drinking, drinking leads to toilet, and leather catsuit + portaloo = very, very bad idea.<div><div>This year the theme was Space which lead to an array of tinfoil hats, golden leggings and Darth Vader costumes, there were even two Tardises and a roller disco on site which was #funkingawesome.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Vtxq1kj9JYA/U-yceKlE7wI/AAAAAAAAZc8/mOIQWf-mnGI/s640/blogger-image--720652754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Vtxq1kj9JYA/U-yceKlE7wI/AAAAAAAAZc8/mOIQWf-mnGI/s640/blogger-image--720652754.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Playsuit - Hollister, kimono - boohoo.com, wellies - Hunter, sunglasses - Topshop, flower crown - bought at a Kendal Calling stall last year, necklaces - from a market in Spain.</i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">On the second day I went dressed as Princess Leia, well what I imagine Princess Leia would look like had she gone through a hippie phase in her rebellious teenage years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As I emerged from my tent with 34 grips, 2 feathers and a flower crown in my hair, I made a beeline for the main stage which was where Newton Falkner was playing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-oX2zdWpdtNc/U-ycN5a5MfI/AAAAAAAAZcE/Mn8Xkjq2cds/s640/blogger-image-1831232998.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-oX2zdWpdtNc/U-ycN5a5MfI/AAAAAAAAZcE/Mn8Xkjq2cds/s640/blogger-image-1831232998.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He was absolutely incredible but I couldn't get very close due to the masses of people who had turned up to see him. Later in the evening, I was walking through the fields and walked straight past him, but I didn't realise until Dan turned to me and said "Wasn't that the ginger dreadlock guy who was on before?" As I turned around I saw him retreating into the backstage area, and away from me forever. Okay, so it wasn't as dramatic as that, but I was kicking myself afterwards for not being more observant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-98FiT43zqAA/U-ybWK1npUI/AAAAAAAAZbU/woNZnV8H6JY/s640/blogger-image--564444391.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-98FiT43zqAA/U-ybWK1npUI/AAAAAAAAZbU/woNZnV8H6JY/s640/blogger-image--564444391.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Walking into the Calling Out tent, I caught the last 25 minutes of The Fued's set, they played really well and I bought their CD when they came off stage.&nbsp;I even got to chat with the lead singer and guitarist afterward, he was so lovely and although he was the only member of the band who came out to talk with people, he assured me that the other members were just as nice as he was.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3tyuMvWzsnQ/U-ychKL_JyI/AAAAAAAAZdE/iSf91XLvIPk/s640/blogger-image--382562576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3tyuMvWzsnQ/U-ychKL_JyI/AAAAAAAAZdE/iSf91XLvIPk/s640/blogger-image--382562576.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This was the only photo I managed to get from the first day because after this point the weather took a turn for the worse and my phone started playing up. This was taken during a performance by Norma Jean Martine, an American singer/songwriter with an amazing voice, not dissimilar to Adele's. After this I went to check the Woodland stage out to find Alex Hulme just beginning his set. As he was on last year, I thought I knew what to expect from him, but it turns out I forgot how good he was and he immediately went on my mental 'must download' list. I caught up with him in the fields, we had a natter and this resulted with a cheeky follow from him on Twitter.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pXdLP8Gi8fM/U-ycUJfOcNI/AAAAAAAAZcc/2iDXwA2u7k4/s640/blogger-image-1656987129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pXdLP8Gi8fM/U-ycUJfOcNI/AAAAAAAAZcc/2iDXwA2u7k4/s640/blogger-image-1656987129.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">On day two, after returning from the Calling Out stage, I found that&nbsp;</span>people, who may or may not have had a bit too much to drink, had decided to start a mud slide. It was quite entertaining to see people dressed as garden gnomes, cyber men and astronauts cover themselves in mud to provide half an hour of amusement as Athlete's roadies set up on stage.</div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); clear: both; "><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-fFxkK9anhZU/U-ybnpead8I/AAAAAAAAZb8/-c-x1ZNOC8c/s640/blogger-image-294626086.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-fFxkK9anhZU/U-ybnpead8I/AAAAAAAAZb8/-c-x1ZNOC8c/s640/blogger-image-294626086.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); clear: both; ">Afterwards, I somehow managed to wiggle my way near the front to watch Razorlight. It was a great experience, despite almost getting crushed in the moshpit I found myself in the centre of and having a man who thought I was his daughter pick me up and put me onto his shoulders, which was interesting to say the least.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UIt_yJrcwNo/U-ybalS0ZmI/AAAAAAAAZbk/IKZQPb9vE4c/s640/blogger-image-1602410465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UIt_yJrcwNo/U-ybalS0ZmI/AAAAAAAAZbk/IKZQPb9vE4c/s640/blogger-image-1602410465.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Whilst waiting for The Happy Mondays to come on, the weather kept acting out (heavy rainfall was considered the norm that weekend) however, because of it I ended up having a lovely conversation with a guy who kindly offered to share his coat with me as a means of shelter. It was a kind gesture, even if everyone ignored the rain as soon as The Happy Mondays came on in order to get their Bez on (Bez being the guy in the white shirt whose sole purpose in the band is to 'dad dance' around stage with maracas).<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bOYgX7Xh8eE/U-ybMWItCGI/AAAAAAAAZbE/KC0bPtJ69Do/s640/blogger-image--1604468248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bOYgX7Xh8eE/U-ybMWItCGI/AAAAAAAAZbE/KC0bPtJ69Do/s640/blogger-image--1604468248.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>As soon as The Happy Mondays finished my newfound friend and I sprinted over to the Calling Out tent where Rae Morris was about to go on stage. Anyone who knows me will know about my infatuation with her. Her voice is beautiful, her lyrics are heartfelt and her hair is amazing. I also feel a deep set connection with her as we are both from the North West, I play piano and she went to the college I'm going to; infact I originally found out about her through the college prospectus. All in all she was incredible, I sang along to every song and she even smiled at me a couple of times, we even got a little wave from the drummer which was a fun little extra.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zK1buJZKMAM/U-ycSIeZbYI/AAAAAAAAZcU/sWCdkVIDD0A/s640/blogger-image--957237965.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zK1buJZKMAM/U-ycSIeZbYI/AAAAAAAAZcU/sWCdkVIDD0A/s640/blogger-image--957237965.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After Rae had finished her set, we headed over to the Woodland Stage where Seattle Yatch Club were on. I initially went to see them because they had followed me on twitter the week before and I thought it'd only be polite to, common courtesy and all ;) despite seeing them being a quick decision, it was possibly the best I made during whole festival, their music is so upbeat and enjoyable, they almost made it seem like it wasn't raining (even though parts of the grounds had started to flood), so they also went on my must download list.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">During their set I had three people come up to me: one teenager who asked if I was old enough to buy him and his friends beer (quite funny considering the fact that I'm a year younger than the youngest&nbsp;person in the group, so I couldn't have possibly bought alcohol even if I wanted to), a man dressed as a chicken who was attempting to dance with everyone and a girl who cried when she saw me because &nbsp;she'd had a little too much to drink and thought I was Princess Leia and according to her friend "she just loves Star Wars so much!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-gIw_N4M7t_Q/U-ybgOyHJvI/AAAAAAAAZb0/wsIl4AQejz8/s640/blogger-image--1070495578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-gIw_N4M7t_Q/U-ybgOyHJvI/AAAAAAAAZb0/wsIl4AQejz8/s640/blogger-image--1070495578.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Upon our return to the Main Stage, Frank Turner had just come on stage. Despite starting quite far back, the sheer amount of people behind us had pushed us forward and by the time Frank started crowd surfing, we were close enough to the front for me to touch his bum as he passed over us (another highlight of the festival).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0B6rhTjjJxU/U-ybYBXmRII/AAAAAAAAZbc/5cPKMRTAg9o/s640/blogger-image-1042751800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0B6rhTjjJxU/U-ybYBXmRII/AAAAAAAAZbc/5cPKMRTAg9o/s640/blogger-image-1042751800.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Waking up kinda late on Sunday panicked me a little because I had a dream that I missed Tom Odell and for a moment I thought I really had. At 11:45 I was running into the grounds half dressed, pulling my wellies on over my muddy feet.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dmVKVTU1kTs/U-ycW8G4fQI/AAAAAAAAZck/daJO3OIGT6E/s640/blogger-image--1683486906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dmVKVTU1kTs/U-ycW8G4fQI/AAAAAAAAZck/daJO3OIGT6E/s640/blogger-image--1683486906.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I caught the end of The Lancashire Hotpots (who were hilarious and started an audience long conga) and went for afternoon tea in a vintage clothing stall where I bought a really cute floral raincoat after having a chat with the lovely lady who ran it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-KO_ySx1hiEU/U-ycm5Gl60I/AAAAAAAAZdM/uGSpokFgbNw/s640/blogger-image-213589309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-KO_ySx1hiEU/U-ycm5Gl60I/AAAAAAAAZdM/uGSpokFgbNw/s640/blogger-image-213589309.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When I came back to the Main Stage, Simon and Oscar from Ocean Colour Scene were on and they were brilliant. Once they finished their set I shuffled my way forwards in order to secure a front spot for Tom Odell, even thought it was 3pm and he was due to play at 7pm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3OCVEBR4R1c/U-ycaAiPIwI/AAAAAAAAZcs/uJTq_olP-ck/s640/blogger-image-98087587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3OCVEBR4R1c/U-ycaAiPIwI/AAAAAAAAZcs/uJTq_olP-ck/s640/blogger-image-98087587.jpg"></a></div>This meant I was at the front for Reel Big Fish and Clean Bandit who were both fantastic, they interacted with the crowd and their music was so catchy and had everyone dancing. I even had the bass guitarist and saxophone player from RBF and Clean Bandit's drummer wave at me and Reel Big Fish followed me on twitter after I tweeted about how good they were.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Xxav8g0DdwE/U-yccLAeX9I/AAAAAAAAZc0/LVwGYGjuHzs/s640/blogger-image-28688673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Xxav8g0DdwE/U-yccLAeX9I/AAAAAAAAZc0/LVwGYGjuHzs/s640/blogger-image-28688673.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After waiting at the front for 4 hours, the moment I'd been waiting all weekend for had finally arrived. The beautiful Tom Odell walked on stage and looked directly at me before beginning his set. He was brilliant,&nbsp;gorgeous (as always) and completely exceeded my expectations of him. There was one particular moment where my ovaries may have exploded: before playing 'Grow Old With Me' he said "I usually dedicate this song to all the lovers in the audience, but tonight I'm dedicating it to all the people without lovers... Like me" to which I involuntarily shouted "I volunteer as tribute" and he obviously&nbsp;heard me because he turned to wink at me and mouthed "thank you"! I think I died that day and then came back to life to see Miles Kane.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xZkc5kDYX58/U-ycPQHaWXI/AAAAAAAAZcM/jrScuX73uBU/s640/blogger-image-1510661335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xZkc5kDYX58/U-ycPQHaWXI/AAAAAAAAZcM/jrScuX73uBU/s640/blogger-image-1510661335.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Miles was fabulous and his guitarist was quite attractive (ooh cheeky),and even thought he came on stage 5 minutes late, he more than made up for it with his fast paced, high energy performance. The only bother during this act was caused by a highly irritating woman who tried to barge her way to the front half way through, and then tried to start a fight with my friend when she wouldn't let her through to the barrier, but she soon disappeared (probably trying to get to the front somewhere else).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-A3nbGFxa_3Q/U-ybdgHUvfI/AAAAAAAAZbs/ptx_9772vBU/s640/blogger-image--549945953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-A3nbGFxa_3Q/U-ybdgHUvfI/AAAAAAAAZbs/ptx_9772vBU/s640/blogger-image--549945953.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After Miles there was an hour long wait for Example, which brought to my attention the fact that I had been stood at the front watching acts for 7 and a half hours by the time he came on. However, this was soon forgotten when he started his set and immediately got the crowd dancing and singing along. I wasn't particularly bothered by the fact that I was being squashed by the masses of people behind me, even though I usually freak out in small, tight spaces, because I had quite a lot of space to move my arms as they were hanging over the barrier. Also Example kept standing at the front and interacting with the crowd, he even pointed at me during 'Kickstarts' and blew&nbsp;my friends and I a kiss during 'Playing in the Shadows'. After his hour and 45 minute long set, we headed straight for the food trucks because we suddenly realised that we hadn't eaten for the amount of time we were stood there, which was about 9 hours.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-khPXTXRZv0w/U-ybT1sxu-I/AAAAAAAAZbM/rUPtlyYtMNU/s640/blogger-image--289666286.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-khPXTXRZv0w/U-ybT1sxu-I/AAAAAAAAZbM/rUPtlyYtMNU/s640/blogger-image--289666286.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Dress - Misguided.com, Vest (originally a jacket) - Gap, odd bracelets I found lying around, everything else as before with the exception of the Kendal Calling stage timings around my neck.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This was my post-fullyloadednachos and pre-letsgopartysomemore face and I'm really suprised that my dress came home as clean as it did considering we were knee deep in mud most of the time (kindly displayed by my wellies).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So off we went to Chai Wallah, the more laid back and hippie stage, where we partied until there were no more acts to dance to and ate nachos covered in rice, fake meat and quacamole (because the vegetarian Mexican food truck had nothing else left, which was understandable considering it was midnight in the last day of the festival) before heading back to our tents for a good nights sleep.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If anyone is considering going to Kendal Calling, I would highly recommend it, it is such a great experience and I always have a great time. If you are planning to go next year then come and say hello!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">See you in the fields!</div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Charlotte x</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Charlotte Lewishttps://plus.google.com/114618798376712846153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996469737600516969.post-87865366839857525512014-07-06T12:54:00.001-07:002014-07-08T11:46:36.171-07:00PromFirst and foremost, I apologise for my lack of blogging over the past week or so, and for the photo overload on this post #sorrynotsorry.<div><br></div><div>Prom was perfect! I loved every minute of it and I owe it all to the wonderful people with whom I shared the experience with. B<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="text-align: center; ">ecause I loved the night and loved the people so much that I have to share it all.&nbsp; Everyone looked amazing and the whole night</span><span style="text-align: center; ">&nbsp;was so much fun. Thank you to everyone who made the night so special! I want to do the whole thing over again!</span></span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1cvjoHnyRFQ/U7mpYMatc-I/AAAAAAAAZW4/D2yDvJZiTBg/s640/blogger-image-883728660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1cvjoHnyRFQ/U7mpYMatc-I/AAAAAAAAZW4/D2yDvJZiTBg/s640/blogger-image-883728660.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This was my dress from dylanqueen.co.uk, and although it was a bit of a risk buying online, I am so pleased with how it looked on the night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I had tried on so many different dresses in so many different shops but none were exactly to my liking. Once I had established what did and didn't look good on me I set out to Manchester with a certain dress in mind, but every one I tried on was either the wrong colour or shape. So in March I decided I had to settle on a dress or I would keep changing my mind and the fact that one of my options had gone out of stock gave me the little push I needed to buy my dress.&nbsp;<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Although it isn't clear in the picture, my dress had a silver halter which wasn't what I originally wanted but I kept an open mind and I grew fonder of it every time I tried it on!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">My bag was from Aldo and my shoes were from New Look, everything I bought is explained in more detail in my prom shopping video on my channel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-14Cv-Fa4-Z4/U7rC3f5F59I/AAAAAAAAZYA/bqhwZucj7g8/s640/blogger-image--1765975629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-14Cv-Fa4-Z4/U7rC3f5F59I/AAAAAAAAZYA/bqhwZucj7g8/s640/blogger-image--1765975629.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I bought all of my jewellery from the Jon Richards collection in Debenhams, apart from my mum's gorgeous engagement ring which she so kindly let me wear as long as I never took it off!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VvRIE8AYlE4/U7rC0AGWbUI/AAAAAAAAZXo/QNr3EQKfrw8/s640/blogger-image-1728365037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VvRIE8AYlE4/U7rC0AGWbUI/AAAAAAAAZXo/QNr3EQKfrw8/s640/blogger-image-1728365037.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">My friends and I (left to right: Erin, Lucy, Aisha, me and Emily) travelled to prom in a split screen VW camper van that had been 'pimped out' for prom as the driver put it.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); clear: both; "><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Y_GcfiJoO_k/U7rC_o3pY7I/AAAAAAAAZYY/vztXQWow8jc/s640/blogger-image-1777029324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Y_GcfiJoO_k/U7rC_o3pY7I/AAAAAAAAZYY/vztXQWow8jc/s640/blogger-image-1777029324.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); clear: both; ">When we arrived we met up with our friends Aniqah and Lauren (bottom left and centre) as they had already planned transport before we had.</div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); clear: both; "><br></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); clear: both; "><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-1hZSdCQmkw0/U7w8iFapVzI/AAAAAAAAZZA/S8O6om3Y6zg/s640/blogger-image--1822822718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-1hZSdCQmkw0/U7w8iFapVzI/AAAAAAAAZZA/S8O6om3Y6zg/s640/blogger-image--1822822718.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I had my hair done at Be Beautiful salon and I loved how friendly and attentive the staff were, my hair looked great and I got 103 grips out of it, so all's well that ends well! I did my own makeup which was quite a big risk considering the fact that a year ago I couldn't even apply foundation evenly. I think that it turned out quite well and there should be a get ready with me video on my YouTube channel soon.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; "><div class="separator" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); clear: both; "><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; "><div class="separator" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); clear: both; "><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LiIDdmBxC7g/U7rC-3ND3YI/AAAAAAAAZYQ/Epi6fmRMbtU/s640/blogger-image--423878953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LiIDdmBxC7g/U7rC-3ND3YI/AAAAAAAAZYQ/Epi6fmRMbtU/s640/blogger-image--423878953.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); clear: both; "><br></div><span style="text-align: center; "><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; ">These girls in particular made my night worthwhile, minus Lucy because she was probably faffing around with something or other.&nbsp;We’ve become so close over the past few years and I honestly couldn’t ask for a better group of friends, even if they're all a head shorter than me in this picture. They’ve certainly tried to make me see the better side of school and I’ll miss our breaks together so much. The group is pretty much being split in half in terms of us going to different colleges in September but I really hope we'll stay close forever.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; "><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tD7trCZJcwg/U7rDAwbUtRI/AAAAAAAAZYg/JK8ZGnzZvNo/s640/blogger-image--84001258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tD7trCZJcwg/U7rDAwbUtRI/AAAAAAAAZYg/JK8ZGnzZvNo/s640/blogger-image--84001258.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>There was a bit of a high neck, red dress theme going on for the physics table gals! Hannah, Louise and I have grown so close over the past two years during physics lessons, I certainly owe these two for any scrap of skill I have in that subject because I'm useless when it comes to the whole space radiation thing.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; "><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NpcxYA8LMrg/U7rC1L-hbMI/AAAAAAAAZXw/9CVmK6oVeDw/s640/blogger-image-544997862.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NpcxYA8LMrg/U7rC1L-hbMI/AAAAAAAAZXw/9CVmK6oVeDw/s640/blogger-image-544997862.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'll definitely miss not seeing this face everyday! Jess and I have been through thick and thin over the past 12 years, and even though we're no longer chubby little 8 year olds sliding down my stairs on trays, we've still had some great times together and I hope that we will continue to despite us going our separate ways.</div><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; "><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ck-edRJWb_4/U7rC2Jz20KI/AAAAAAAAZX4/T5yOdAgEt_w/s640/blogger-image-2004880302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ck-edRJWb_4/U7rC2Jz20KI/AAAAAAAAZX4/T5yOdAgEt_w/s640/blogger-image-2004880302.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The same goes for the beautiful Sian whom I have also been great friends with for 12 years! I'm going to hate not constantly seeing this adorable little face, but we have already made plans for a night of Criminal Minds marathoning.</div><br></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); clear: both; "><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Z9fbxqPopms/U7rC4BxpKhI/AAAAAAAAZYI/m2Movq3A3VY/s640/blogger-image-1180519548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Z9fbxqPopms/U7rC4BxpKhI/AAAAAAAAZYI/m2Movq3A3VY/s640/blogger-image-1180519548.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); clear: both; ">My faves Erin and Lucy again! Thankfully we're all going to the same college so I'll still get to see these gorgeous faces everyday.</div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); clear: both; ">Of course all of the boys looked very smart in their suits, but they were all too embarrassed to let me post any pictures of them on the blog.</div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); clear: both; "><br></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); clear: both; "><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1qE4sNST5gw/U7rCxzqixvI/AAAAAAAAZXY/opRZ2sk72vU/s640/blogger-image-1291588989.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1qE4sNST5gw/U7rCxzqixvI/AAAAAAAAZXY/opRZ2sk72vU/s640/blogger-image-1291588989.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the credit for me being able to construct a half decent sentence goes to my English teacher Mr Stringfellow! I'll definitely miss English, even if I was always picked to read in class (I'm not even joking, I had to read every lesson).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VDKCUPvhMhc/U7rCzIW2myI/AAAAAAAAZXg/9o5U68TM_6w/s640/blogger-image--1513652612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VDKCUPvhMhc/U7rCzIW2myI/AAAAAAAAZXg/9o5U68TM_6w/s640/blogger-image--1513652612.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; ">I couldn't write a prom post without mentioning the teacher who has been there for me for the past five years. I'm going to miss drama with Keller a hell of a lot more than most of my other subjects (no offence to any of my other teachers if any of you happen to be blog readers), she is the person who taught me that being myself shouldn't be a bad thing and that I am capable of a lot more than I realise. In case anyone is interested, I'm going to continue in my dramatic endeavours and there has been talk of me returning to help backstage with next years show!</span></div><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; clear: both; "><span style="text-align: center; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thank you so much to all my teachers, you’ve all been wonderful!&nbsp; Sorry I couldn’t get pictures of everyone but I didn't want to go full on photo mad in this post.</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">&nbsp;I could go on posting a gazillion pictures but I’d probably best stop now. Sorry about the major overuse of exclamation marks too, but my face hurt from smiling so much and I think they convey that pretty well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; clear: both; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">And of course the after prom party was fab. I had a few friends over to mine and we burned our most hated subject books and in the process, almost set fire to my garden!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; "><div class="separator" style="clear: both; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px 0px 10px; "></p><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px 0px 10px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Until a few weeks ago I’d been eagerly awaiting the day my</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">&nbsp;exams</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">&nbsp;finished, but of course their end also brings the end of my time at high school. Thanks everyone for making it such an all round great experience!</span></p><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px 0px 10px; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></span></p><div>Charlotte x</div><p></p></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div>Charlotte Lewishttps://plus.google.com/114618798376712846153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996469737600516969.post-10832967730301219522014-06-23T13:24:00.001-07:002014-06-23T13:24:04.140-07:00A Quick UpdateLong time no see! I know I've not written in ages but I have a very good reason, I have been prom shopping. My prom is just around the corner, and by that I mean Friday, so I had to gather last minute bits and bobs to complete my outfit. Of course I'm super excited to be going to prom despite the fact that I lost a bet so have to reenact Dirty Dancing in front of my entire year. I keep trying to convince myself that it won't be that funny, but I'm sure it will be as I have the coordination of a two year old; I'm expecting a video of it to pop up somewhere and haunt me for the rest of my life. I'm still trying to maintain an air of mystery about me so I won't be revealing my outfit until prom, but I'm sure I'll be blogging about it as soon as possible.<div><br></div><div>I'm also taking suggestions with regards to my hair, I want to dye it but I'm not sure whether to go blonder or brunette, so I'm open to any input as I've never fully dyed my hair before.<br><div><br></div><div>This is meant to be a really quick update to explain why I've been absent from blogging for so long, but I'd also like to say that I have some exciting new projects coming to the blog and my YouTube channel. So keep an eye on both because I'd love to know what you guys think.</div><div><br></div><div>Charlotte x</div></div>Charlotte Lewishttps://plus.google.com/114618798376712846153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996469737600516969.post-38265509678145210092014-06-02T15:43:00.001-07:002014-06-03T13:43:28.315-07:00The End of an Era | My High School StorySo today was my last official day of high school before I go on study leave and only have to come in for exams. We received our yearbooks and leavers hoodies and got everyone to sign our old shirts. Even though I know that leaving school means the start of greater things, I can't help but feel a little sentimental when I am reminded that I have left.<div>My overall experience at high school has been emotional and I hate to be cliche, but it has been a roller coaster for me. Each year has brought different things, some good, some bad, but I wouldn't change any of my experience as it has made me who I am today.</div><div>I apologies for the picture overload in this post.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-QGAFrewcilQ/U44zYgY86cI/AAAAAAAAYQo/CYPOmAjMMqU/s640/blogger-image--1900324164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-QGAFrewcilQ/U44zYgY86cI/AAAAAAAAYQo/CYPOmAjMMqU/s640/blogger-image--1900324164.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I think it's safe to say I've changed a little over 5 years!</div><div><br></div><div>In year 7 I was a chubby, small, chipmunk-faced 11 year old who thought that high school meant I was completely independent and all grown up. I soon realised that that was far from the case. High school meant work, meeting new people and of course cringeworthy hair styles. In year 6 I could easily sit on my hair, it was that long, but in year 7 I stupidly decided to cut it into a bob (thankfully this occurred after picture day!). And of course I could never forget the time I let my friend set me up with a boy who looked like the milky bar kid (and still does to this day), only for us to stand awkwardly next to each other and never speak, boys were a foreign thing to us year 7 girlies you see, and it's easy to tell why that 'relationship' ended after a few short weeks.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b8xJnk1OGuM/U44v0UsXECI/AAAAAAAAYP0/PlLNrRPwrbE/s640/blogger-image-1441380315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b8xJnk1OGuM/U44v0UsXECI/AAAAAAAAYP0/PlLNrRPwrbE/s640/blogger-image-1441380315.jpg"></a></div>The year 7 to 8 transition period when I thought I was too cool to do anything</div><div><br></div><div>Nothing particularly eventful happened in year 8 but everyone thought that they now ruled the school because they had successfully made it through one whole year of high school, looking back it is a ridiculous thing to think but it appears that every year, a new set of year 8s go through that phase.</div><div><br></div><div>Year 9. What can I say about year 9? For me year 9 was the year that I got noticed by boys, and when I say noticed, I mean they actually started talking to me because I'd returned from my summer holidays with glowing, tanned skin; significantly longer, sandy blonde hair and... I'm sure I'm forgetting something... Oh yes BOOBS! Because I was one of the early(ish) bloomers, I immediately caught the attention of a variety of males and at one point, I apparently had three boys fighting for my affection. I'm sure it wasn't as dramatic as I made it out to be as when I say 'fighting' I mean they were having some sort of competition to see who could give me the longest hug, one of them even sang to me in order to win my heart. But alas, his efforts were in vain as the one I truly loved was taken by none other than the girl I called my best friend (dun, Dun DUN!). It was painful for me so in an attempt to show him what he was missing, I accepted a Facebook relationship request from one of my many suitors and got my hair caught in his glasses during our first painfully awkward kiss. Needless to say that went nowhere and he still seems to hold a grudge against me for ending the relationship, despite him being the one that threw a whiteboard marker at my head as I was walking home.</div><div>I also went on my first school trip at the end of the year. We went to Holland and I also attracted the attention of an awkwardly cringy year 10 boy from the school we went on the trip with, as well as a younger boy from my own school.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6p8_Qv7cbD0/U44zbVbiDLI/AAAAAAAAYQ4/tv9bcsig9ns/s640/blogger-image--775926429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6p8_Qv7cbD0/U44zbVbiDLI/AAAAAAAAYQ4/tv9bcsig9ns/s640/blogger-image--775926429.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You can tell why I was such a heartbreaker in year 9.</div></div><div><br></div><div>Year 10, this was the year I learned something about myself and a lot of other people. I'm not going to turn this into a pity post and claim I was bullied, as I don't think I was, but I believe I was the favourite target of a girl I used to be close friends with. I'm not sure exactly what happened, but it started when we were doing the annual school show in September. We went into the auditions as good friends and exited the stage on closing night hating each other. My mum thinks it was because I got a microphone in show and she didn't and that this event sparked some sort of jealous anger inside her. This deep set hatred just built and built until January 2013 when she brought in cake to school and decided for whatever reason that she was going to throw it at me in front of most of my year and the year above. She spread rumours about me and told the 'popular kids' my secrets to hopefully become a part of the 'in crowd'. I spent most of that day being consoled in the toilets by a girl in the year above. Despite this horrible event, I wouldn't change it, as it brought me closer to one of my best friends, Hannah, aka: the girl who consoled me in the toilet. Needless to say that year 10 wasn't my favourite year but it made me learn who I could trust and who would bail on me when things got difficult. The girl who threw cake at me has since moved schools, but I haven't had a chance to talk to her about what happened, nor have a had an apology for what she did.</div><div>At the end of the year I went on another school music trip to Austria, where I grew closer with my fellow musicians, who helped me forget about the awful year I'd had.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sUP_ITHWOyA/U44zZsJFCHI/AAAAAAAAYQw/34QdbwTAJ3M/s640/blogger-image-2102468239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sUP_ITHWOyA/U44zZsJFCHI/AAAAAAAAYQw/34QdbwTAJ3M/s640/blogger-image-2102468239.jpg"></a></div>And here I am with one of my closest friends Sarah (left) and my saviour Hannah (right)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qr_WrPi6uDU/U44vuxBJgsI/AAAAAAAAYPU/ENx5ua7Mjp8/s640/blogger-image--917687870.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qr_WrPi6uDU/U44vuxBJgsI/AAAAAAAAYPU/ENx5ua7Mjp8/s640/blogger-image--917687870.jpg"></a></div>This is my favourite picture from the trip, the boys are both in the year below and the girls I am with all moved up to college last year, but I am still in contact with all of them. (Left to right: Andrew, John, Becky, Me, Amy and Jess)</div><div><br></div><div>Finally, year 11, probably my best year in high school. It wasn't easy to start with as I had to find a whole new group of friends and was luckily taken in by one of the loveliest, most genuine people I know, my best friend Aniqah.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-oWsnSnrTzfk/U44vzLOPo3I/AAAAAAAAYPs/tIZdqsW2Zr8/s640/blogger-image-1714945552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-oWsnSnrTzfk/U44vzLOPo3I/AAAAAAAAYPs/tIZdqsW2Zr8/s640/blogger-image-1714945552.jpg"></a></div>Aniqah, a 5"3' ball of energy!</div><div><br></div><div>As well as getting to know a lot more people for who they truly are, I had the honour of being one of the leading roles in the school production: Galinda in the musical Wicked. The show was a medley show of five musicals from each decade from the 1960s to 2010, so as well being cast as Galinda (or Glinda, however you prefer it), I was cast as Miss Hannigan in Annie and opened this section in a rather inappropriate, tiny outfit whilst pretending to be drunk to sing the song 'Little Girls'.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fIwmktS6fbs/U44vxUAbSxI/AAAAAAAAYPk/jIKl3SXYOHM/s640/blogger-image-870812237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fIwmktS6fbs/U44vxUAbSxI/AAAAAAAAYPk/jIKl3SXYOHM/s640/blogger-image-870812237.jpg"></a></span><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both; ">Galinda, the 'Ga' is silent</div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both; "><br></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both; "><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5iQl4XADl6U/U44vwLCJnaI/AAAAAAAAYPc/CfZ8AfT_bgM/s640/blogger-image--982764814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5iQl4XADl6U/U44vwLCJnaI/AAAAAAAAYPc/CfZ8AfT_bgM/s640/blogger-image--982764814.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Annie humour</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#0000ee"><u><br></u></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I have also been on many great trips this year including India, Paris and Poland. All of the trips have given me the opportunity to get to know more people in my school and I will never forget them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-H96x-KkPaWw/U44v6o7xTaI/AAAAAAAAYQE/pPS9bP8o2yI/s640/blogger-image-13570420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-H96x-KkPaWw/U44v6o7xTaI/AAAAAAAAYQE/pPS9bP8o2yI/s640/blogger-image-13570420.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In front of the Taj Mahal with my friend Helen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OLtSHcq7eo4/U44zRaDzI9I/AAAAAAAAYQY/gLG7wGyc48c/s640/blogger-image-1550822744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OLtSHcq7eo4/U44zRaDzI9I/AAAAAAAAYQY/gLG7wGyc48c/s640/blogger-image-1550822744.jpg"></a></div>In Krakow in Poland with members of my history class</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-sl40kWbNtRI/U44v89PLdeI/AAAAAAAAYQM/hAzcZo59oMk/s640/blogger-image-1109491977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-sl40kWbNtRI/U44v89PLdeI/AAAAAAAAYQM/hAzcZo59oMk/s640/blogger-image-1109491977.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">At a theme park in Paris with Helen, Jess and Zahra.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Today was emotional as it made me realise the effect that each individual in my school has on me and to</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">&nbsp;appreciate what you have while you have it</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">. It was hard to say farewell to my friends Sian and Jess (seen above), who I have known for 12 years and are going to a different college to me. I have also had two marriage proposals today (joke ones obviously) because I quoted Star Wars for my yearbook comment.&nbsp;</span></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><span style="text-align: left; ">“Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.'&nbsp;</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><span style="text-align: left; ">'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.”</span><span style="text-align: left; ">&nbsp;</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><span style="text-align: left; ">- E.B. White, Charlotte's Web.</span></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7RTcjjBs9FI/U44vtSY0CTI/AAAAAAAAYPM/qd4evGrEk4k/s640/blogger-image-1664461844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7RTcjjBs9FI/U44vtSY0CTI/AAAAAAAAYPM/qd4evGrEk4k/s640/blogger-image-1664461844.jpg"></a></div>My drama teacher Miss Keller, who has helped me so much through these past 5 years</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-J9P1fmiv5d4/U44zS-go3JI/AAAAAAAAYQg/3v9m5IcaXY8/s640/blogger-image--1567878460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-J9P1fmiv5d4/U44zS-go3JI/AAAAAAAAYQg/3v9m5IcaXY8/s640/blogger-image--1567878460.jpg"></a></div>My music friends who all have a special place in my heart</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All in all I have enjoyed my high school experience as I believe it has made me a better person. I'd also like to thank the people that I have met at my school for making it a worthwhile and keeping me sane. If you'd like to see more pictures or hear more about my time at high school, I will be putting a video up on my YouTube channel sometime soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="text-align: left; "><br></span></span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="text-align: left; ">Charlotte x</span></span></div></div></div></div><br></div><div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><span style="text-align: left; ">“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”</span><span style="text-align: left; ">&nbsp;</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); "><span style="text-align: left; ">- A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh</span></span></div></div>Charlotte Lewishttps://plus.google.com/114618798376712846153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996469737600516969.post-89252686692043631142014-06-01T12:21:00.001-07:002014-06-01T12:21:31.883-07:00May FavouritesI actually wrote this post two days ago but with my luck it never published and then deleted itself, so I'm going to share a few of my May favourites (in June - shocker!).<div><br></div><div><b>Cosmetics</b></div><div>In the new year I made a resolution to add more colour to my wardrobe and my face. In order to do that I've been wearing a lot more lipstick, mainly The Damned from the Topshop collection which I mentioned in my Makeup Reviews post.&nbsp;</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dXbferbJzio/U4t9MHckT5I/AAAAAAAAYEU/bw7eGPrHsUg/s640/blogger-image-403171152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dXbferbJzio/U4t9MHckT5I/AAAAAAAAYEU/bw7eGPrHsUg/s640/blogger-image-403171152.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I've also been loving Soap &amp; Glory's black kohl liner, which I've been using very frequently this month, it's easy to apply and lasts all day which I adore. Soap &amp; Glory have always been in my good books as they produce great quality products that smell gorgeous like their Daily Smooth body lotion, which I have also used a lot of this month.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Clothing</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This month, like every month, I've been loving the clothing website boohoo.com, which I received an order from last week (I'm currently filming a haul which will soon be on my youtube channel). For anyone who's not heard of boohoo, I suggest you give it a look because you can find almost anything you need on there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3B1QtbS46w4/U4t9N4JDKsI/AAAAAAAAYEc/9gO9W8fXrtw/s640/blogger-image-747825158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3B1QtbS46w4/U4t9N4JDKsI/AAAAAAAAYEc/9gO9W8fXrtw/s640/blogger-image-747825158.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I've also been in awe of this beautiful Miss Selfridge playsuit (pictured above) that I bought at the end of April but have been wearing repeatedly this month for any opportunity that was given to me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Music</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Anyone who knows me personally will be aware of my obsession with HAIM, an American girl band (and when I say band I mean they play their own instruments, not sing along to backing tracks). Their album 'Days Are Gone' consists of a majority of fast paced upbeat tracks with a few slightly slower, more emotional songs in the mix. My personal favourite is 'Falling', it's so uplifting and the rhythm makes you want to get up and dance, even if you're at school, which my friends have caught me doing a few times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A slightly more obscure music choice is the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, whom I went to see at the beginning of the month for GCSE Music trip. I found it fascinating to see how each section worked with one another, and being a violin player myself, I took extreme delight in watching the string section and turning to my fellow musicians to whisper "I played this song for my grade 5 exam" which I now realise was incredibly nerdy of me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Random</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Again, being a complete and utter nerd, I must confess my admiration for the myGCSEscience man, mainly because I owe my understanding of chemistry to him due to the fact that I have had a year of chemistry substitute teachers so haven't learnt much in class. I seriously don't know what I would have done without him (probably curled up on the floor and cried) and I'm sure year 11 students across the country see him as some sort of god who brought them enlightenment on the subject of titration.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Charlotte x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div>Charlotte Lewishttps://plus.google.com/114618798376712846153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996469737600516969.post-47812806624705632102014-06-01T06:05:00.001-07:002014-06-01T06:05:03.964-07:00WalkiesA few days ago I was prepped and ready for the sunshine to take my dogs out for a walk, but since British is bipolar I had to run back inside and change - much to my dogs' dismay. After a lot of whining and excitement from my dogs, we set off for the park. Despite a few unnerving moments (a hooded man followed me for 15 minutes even when I went the long way around, and Maisey almost chased a squirrel into the road) we arrived safely at the park and I took a few pictures of the dogs that are too cute to keep to myself.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lVViRz5GmEM/U4sk6qVgQ8I/AAAAAAAAYCA/vO-aCLOstDQ/s640/blogger-image-1645617053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lVViRz5GmEM/U4sk6qVgQ8I/AAAAAAAAYCA/vO-aCLOstDQ/s640/blogger-image-1645617053.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">They saw me with treats and put on their good faces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NPL9WD6z83k/U4sk_apSuFI/AAAAAAAAYCo/L-2kdKaxgrk/s640/blogger-image-772217646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NPL9WD6z83k/U4sk_apSuFI/AAAAAAAAYCo/L-2kdKaxgrk/s640/blogger-image-772217646.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I love this path it seems to change every time I see it and it looks absolutely gorgeous in winter if it snows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jaDlbZ-ujho/U4sk-ujdwKI/AAAAAAAAYCg/mgvxgBsw6ig/s640/blogger-image-703428773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jaDlbZ-ujho/U4sk-ujdwKI/AAAAAAAAYCg/mgvxgBsw6ig/s640/blogger-image-703428773.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Murphy gets very excited whenever I get my phone out so he came over to investigate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Rm6gnuvKG_Q/U4sk5nUkqqI/AAAAAAAAYB4/YBB5nXSld9A/s640/blogger-image--1971656302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Rm6gnuvKG_Q/U4sk5nUkqqI/AAAAAAAAYB4/YBB5nXSld9A/s640/blogger-image--1971656302.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He then got his head stuck in the frisbee so that Maisey couldn't get it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-P3J-qBrUWZA/U4sk80PjMiI/AAAAAAAAYCQ/oMXOEFIwuWg/s640/blogger-image-815068378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-P3J-qBrUWZA/U4sk80PjMiI/AAAAAAAAYCQ/oMXOEFIwuWg/s640/blogger-image-815068378.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is my personal favourite of Maisey, she was after the frisbee and looked like she was flying.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TXTWp5D9Vac/U4sk9guh0KI/AAAAAAAAYCY/tD0UBJCjL18/s640/blogger-image-1000309481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TXTWp5D9Vac/U4sk9guh0KI/AAAAAAAAYCY/tD0UBJCjL18/s640/blogger-image-1000309481.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There was a lot of fierce competition between the dogs for the frisbee.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LEtSzPsRgJ0/U4sk7m5TcqI/AAAAAAAAYCI/XuFujZDPNwU/s640/blogger-image-505889931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LEtSzPsRgJ0/U4sk7m5TcqI/AAAAAAAAYCI/XuFujZDPNwU/s640/blogger-image-505889931.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And of course afterwards they were both exhausted from the amount of running around they did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Charlotte x</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Charlotte Lewishttps://plus.google.com/114618798376712846153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996469737600516969.post-78479185587193363152014-05-26T15:49:00.001-07:002014-05-26T15:51:50.344-07:00KIKO HaulOn a recent trip to Barcelona I stopped by at a cosmetics shop called KIKO. As KIKO is not available for purchase in the UK I may have gone slightly overboard with buying items at the shop, but I don't regret it considering KIKO makes really good products for really good prices. I made a haul video which explains in more detail what I bought:&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jRiCDgTI-GI</span><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Waabp8dVJ2s/U4PEzpt0cfI/AAAAAAAAXx0/U25IrcvupYU/s640/blogger-image-1222089126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Waabp8dVJ2s/U4PEzpt0cfI/AAAAAAAAXx0/U25IrcvupYU/s640/blogger-image-1222089126.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I don't really wear a lot of makeup at the moment because I'm still in high school and my school has a very strict no makeup policy, but in September I move up to college so I'll be able to wear and experiment with more makeup than I do at the moment.</div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-08wrEjdRbKs/U4PE08dMpaI/AAAAAAAAXx8/5n8qtE6BL0I/s640/blogger-image--1342775932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-08wrEjdRbKs/U4PE08dMpaI/AAAAAAAAXx8/5n8qtE6BL0I/s640/blogger-image--1342775932.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>For my eyes I stuck to purple and blue colours as these are the colours I have the least amount of, so I thought it would be nice to try something new.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Gapryag9zL8/U4PE7o5QXsI/AAAAAAAAXyE/Mm0kW7L4z4M/s640/blogger-image--906704621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Gapryag9zL8/U4PE7o5QXsI/AAAAAAAAXyE/Mm0kW7L4z4M/s640/blogger-image--906704621.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">With lipstick I stayed with what I know best and chose deep pinks and reds. I even found a colour that perfectly matched my prom dress so of course I just had to buy it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NouMEy2yOqM/U4PE9dp-JpI/AAAAAAAAXyM/T-aRT7hjb_w/s640/blogger-image--1672302011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NouMEy2yOqM/U4PE9dp-JpI/AAAAAAAAXyM/T-aRT7hjb_w/s640/blogger-image--1672302011.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now I love a bit of nail varnish and as my school's no makeup rules also cover nail varnish, I don't have many opportunities to wear it, making me even more excited to go to college.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If you want to find out more about my haul, or even KIKO itself visit www.kikocosmetics.com or watch my haul video at&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jRiCDgTI-GI</span></div></div></div><br></div><div>Charlotte x</div>Charlotte Lewishttps://plus.google.com/114618798376712846153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996469737600516969.post-85401805592372454812014-05-19T15:41:00.001-07:002014-05-19T15:42:01.121-07:00Sunny SaturdayI'm going to be typically British now and talk about the weather at the weekend. It was sunny, warm and generally nice, which is rather unusual for England. So h<span style="text-align: center; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">ow many of us cracked out the short shorts and cropped tops at the weekend? I’m assuming that I wasn’t the only one to spend the entire day outdoors, trying to soak up every single ray.&nbsp;</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">When you live in England you learn to seize the opportunity to go outside and enjoy the sun, even if it's only out for 20 minutes, so me, my dogs and my tortoise headed outside for a spot of sunbathing (and English literature revision).</span><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">So in this post I'm just going to share some photos I took on my phone whilst revising and simultaneously trying to save frogs from the clutches of my dog.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-V_iOGHYgAlU/U3pdDmvNPjI/AAAAAAAAXno/m-G8j7ghpzk/s640/blogger-image-1469222281.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-V_iOGHYgAlU/U3pdDmvNPjI/AAAAAAAAXno/m-G8j7ghpzk/s640/blogger-image-1469222281.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There she is, frog catcher Maisey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-InGPscNpxAI/U3qImSBBGEI/AAAAAAAAXoQ/KhYEKROF7gw/s640/blogger-image-500125639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-InGPscNpxAI/U3qImSBBGEI/AAAAAAAAXoQ/KhYEKROF7gw/s640/blogger-image-500125639.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So I'm guilty of what my mum likes to call 'skimping it out' which basically means that I'm one of those people who puts on their shorts and crop tops as soon as there is a glimmer of sunlight. My crop top and kimono are both from New Look, my shorts are from Miss Selfridge and my socks are from Topshop. I would also like to take this opportunity to apologise for my visible bra.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1LPSKSdungo/U3qInWUkA5I/AAAAAAAAXoY/8YF1vieghZI/s640/blogger-image-730234186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1LPSKSdungo/U3qInWUkA5I/AAAAAAAAXoY/8YF1vieghZI/s640/blogger-image-730234186.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Just in case anyone was wondering, I have two dogs, both German Pointers, one short haired, one wire haired and one significantly more chilled than the other. Murphy, the wire haired pointer, enjoyed frequent romps in the garden where he would stop and smell the flowers and then soon after lay in the sun for about half an hour, then repeat the process.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xNRzRO2aPWU/U3qIg3OkcDI/AAAAAAAAXoI/CWLnzSIoADA/s640/blogger-image--1136288228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xNRzRO2aPWU/U3qIg3OkcDI/AAAAAAAAXoI/CWLnzSIoADA/s640/blogger-image--1136288228.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So as I mentioned before I felt the urge to go outside as I hate not taking the opportunity to go outside when it's sunny, a British rarity even in mid may. As I couldn't find a practical way to revise using my laptop, I brought out my copy of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' (an incredible read by the way) and did some good old English literature.&nbsp;</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pQxaEuMJd_E/U3qIs7nppjI/AAAAAAAAXog/vYJ4MJd9-Nw/s640/blogger-image--897061357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pQxaEuMJd_E/U3qIs7nppjI/AAAAAAAAXog/vYJ4MJd9-Nw/s640/blogger-image--897061357.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My studies were only occasionally interrupted when Maisey found a frog and began barking with excitement because she was either about to eat it or present it to me on my work. This meant I had to get up and rescue it, an action which made me feel like quite the hero. During the day I also discovered that (to my surprise) I am a lot less squeamish than my brother.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-m7fQH9fbQDU/U3qIbXsCYpI/AAAAAAAAXoA/t3I9Dd0VH-0/s640/blogger-image--671123722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-m7fQH9fbQDU/U3qIbXsCYpI/AAAAAAAAXoA/t3I9Dd0VH-0/s640/blogger-image--671123722.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm just hoping that this amazing weather continues after my GCSEs have finished so that I can take full advantage of that and enjoy some more time relaxing with my family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Charlotte x</div></div></div></span></div>Charlotte Lewishttps://plus.google.com/114618798376712846153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996469737600516969.post-2778527803352408862014-05-11T03:46:00.001-07:002014-05-11T03:49:23.350-07:00OOTD & Awkward WaitersWhen I say outfit of the day what I really mean to say is outfit of the night, as I went out last night and I didn't think you'd want to see me in my actual outfit of the day (worn out joggers and an oversized t-shirt). The reason I spent yesterday looking so trampy was because I had to revise for my GCSEs which start tomorrow *curls up on the floor and cries*, so I thought I'd spare you the horror of seeing me look like a zombie and show you what I wore when I went out.<div><br></div><div>Me, my dad and my brother went for a meal at a Mexican restaurant without my mum because she's currently in Spain. Originally I was going to wear my black collared dress from River Island with my DM's, but as British weather never turns out the way you want it to, I had to adapt my outfit for the rain. So I put on a pair of tights and a baby pink jumper from Topshop.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mo3jPdpgdbE/U29U_SbYLbI/AAAAAAAAWms/r4IfoQkfvWs/s640/blogger-image--1874174212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mo3jPdpgdbE/U29U_SbYLbI/AAAAAAAAWms/r4IfoQkfvWs/s640/blogger-image--1874174212.jpg"></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm still trying to get good pictures of my outfits so I apologise for the quality of this photo and the others to come, and yes, I realise that my feet look huge in this picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I didn't do anything with my hair and I only wore a bit of concealer and mascara, but this still prompted a waiter to flirt with me in front of my dad, which was extremely embarrassing. There was one particular moment where he gave me my food (mango glazed cod fajitas, they were incredibly tasty) and said "that looks good, just like you." This then caused Dan to laugh and my dad to get a tighter grip on his cutlery, turn to our waiter with a look of disgust and tell him I was 16, "well I'm 17" he said as he winked at me. I think the fact that he wasn't bad looking also added to the awkwardness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AiwoswKYWmw/U29U-OG_0AI/AAAAAAAAWmk/-OKVxKasizY/s640/blogger-image-1691558676.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AiwoswKYWmw/U29U-OG_0AI/AAAAAAAAWmk/-OKVxKasizY/s640/blogger-image-1691558676.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here I'm wearing benefit boi-ing concealer and max factor mascara</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Can I also just mention that I love collars, I don't know what it is about them that makes them appeal to me so much. I just think they're really cute. I apologise for the seatbelt in the picture, I took it on the way to the restaurant.</div><br></div></div></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-nR6GWzl9AAA/U29U8znjOuI/AAAAAAAAWmc/K2SYAp0zYMs/s640/blogger-image-100738360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-nR6GWzl9AAA/U29U8znjOuI/AAAAAAAAWmc/K2SYAp0zYMs/s640/blogger-image-100738360.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Charlotte x</div>Charlotte Lewishttps://plus.google.com/114618798376712846153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996469737600516969.post-362330817873137992014-05-04T16:17:00.001-07:002014-05-11T03:50:06.531-07:00Makeup ReviewsLike many other people, I like to splurge on products every now and again. I get extreme satisfaction from this when I buy makeup, hence why today's blog is just one big haul/review.<div><div>Firstly lipstick. I love a good lipstick and in recent months have been experimenting with some 'crazy colours' as my grandma likes to say. So it came as no surprise to my family when I came home with four new lipsticks to add to my ever-growing collection. The picture only shows about half of my collection.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-KSSPdpVIUro/U2bKZVx43eI/AAAAAAAAWl4/7M0tlIfoMDs/s640/blogger-image--1505498250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-KSSPdpVIUro/U2bKZVx43eI/AAAAAAAAWl4/7M0tlIfoMDs/s640/blogger-image--1505498250.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My first purchase was a Barry M lipstick in shade 150 (5th from the left). Without the filter it's a rosey-pink colour very, slightly darker than my natural lip colour. It's very subtle when worn which is one of the reasons I bought it, it wears well and doesn't feel greasy as some lipsticks have in the past, and gives a matted effect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My second purchase was 2 lovely Topshop lipsticks. I'm a huge fan of Topshop and I think that the cosmetics packaging is super cute.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3eYKrXG8yZc/U2bKYtxXWMI/AAAAAAAAWlw/C0uu96exkq8/s640/blogger-image-422177389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3eYKrXG8yZc/U2bKYtxXWMI/AAAAAAAAWlw/C0uu96exkq8/s640/blogger-image-422177389.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm a sucker for novel names so when I found a lipstick named after the home state of Matthew Gray Gubler, (my favourite person ever, if you don't know him, look him up) I knew I had to have it; the fact that it was a nice colour also kind of helped to justify my decision. 'Nevada' is a little lighter than I would usually go for (and also feels slightly slippery to apply) but all in all I like it, but I would highly recommend using lip balm before hand as it gathers in the cracks in your lips if they're dry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My other Topshop purchase was a deep purple colour called 'The Damned'. I am completely and utterly in love with this lipstick! It lasts for a long time without smudging or fading and gives a little edge to your outfit. Overall, I am so happy I bought this lipstick and I would definitely recommend it to anyone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My final lip purchase was Maybelline's Shocking Coral (7th from the left). I think it's a lovely summery colour and I will definitely be wearing it during the holidays. I found that it lasted a good amount of time before it needed reapplying and it teams well with big, defined lashes and subtle eyes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now I'm done with lips I can move on to what I've described to my friends as a 'miracle product': gel eyeliner. I opted for Maybelline's Lasting Drama gel eyeliner after hearing some good reviews. I am so glad I bought this, I used to have some slight difficulty applying eyeliner with a pencil, (which was a shame because I really love the cat eye style) but now it takes me about 5 minutes to apply nearly perfect eyeliner, it lasts all day and the only reason it smudged was because I forgot it was there and rubbed my eye at various points throughout the day. It also comes with a brush for smooth application. My only criticism with this product is that the brush cannot be attached to the pot, meaning if you're anything like me, you're bound to misplace it at some point. If you're considering whether it is worth buying or not I would definitely get it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yoy2kkdo-Z0/U2bKaG9bJ1I/AAAAAAAAWmA/r0NLZAYYbp0/s640/blogger-image-1148494163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yoy2kkdo-Z0/U2bKaG9bJ1I/AAAAAAAAWmA/r0NLZAYYbp0/s640/blogger-image-1148494163.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Another eye product I'm loving is Colour Tattoo, also by Maybelline, in the colour 'Eternal Gold'. To be completely honest, I only bought this because of a 3 for 2 offer at Boots, I just thought "Oh what the hell" as I piled it into the basket along with the eyeliner and lipstick, but I am not regretting this purchase at all. It has the texture of a cream and is very shimmery, which is quite noticeable in sunlight. I think that this particular colour will be great for the summer/autumn season as it resembles some of the beautiful yellow and gold tones that we see in these seasons.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-i2A-PsYXwCI/U2bKaggc4QI/AAAAAAAAWmI/v0zjvmr3dmw/s640/blogger-image-1058380650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-i2A-PsYXwCI/U2bKaggc4QI/AAAAAAAAWmI/v0zjvmr3dmw/s640/blogger-image-1058380650.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here I am wearing benefit boi-ing concealer, Lasting Drama gel eyeliner and Nevada from Topshop Cosmetics.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Charlotte x</div></div></div></div></div>Charlotte Lewishttps://plus.google.com/114618798376712846153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996469737600516969.post-82609639584228398142014-04-25T10:53:00.001-07:002014-04-25T10:53:36.116-07:00Third WheelingOk, so I'm pretty sure that I'm not the only person that this has happened to, but has anyone else made plans with a person only to turn up and find that they've brought someone else with them? The reason I bring this up is because I've recently been 'third wheeled'.&nbsp;<div><br><div>Being 'third wheeled' isn't a nice feeling, I've had it happen to me enough times to know, so why do people do it? I would never make plans with a person, randomly bring a friend along and then just ignore the person who was kind enough to invite me along in the first place. I just don't understand how some people think it's socially acceptable.</div><div><br></div><div>I think that this hatred of being 'third wheeled' is the reason for my love for even group numbers. In my head if there is a group with an odd number of people in it someone is inevitably going to get left out (most of the time it's me), but if you have an even group everyone has a buddy and someone isn't going to end the day feeling alone and disappointed. I'm sorry if you think differently. But this is how I feel. Rant over!</div></div><div><br></div><div>Charlotte x</div>Charlotte Lewishttps://plus.google.com/114618798376712846153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996469737600516969.post-65512357577209697922014-04-21T15:47:00.000-07:002014-04-21T15:47:04.966-07:00Bloglovin<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">&lt;a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12153709/?claim=cvesuetrbh2"&gt;Follow my blog with Bloglovin&lt;/a&gt;</span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span>Apologies for the above text, I had to do it so I could be a part of a site called Bloglovin.<br /><br />Charlotte xCharlotte Lewishttps://plus.google.com/114618798376712846153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3996469737600516969.post-33099017808622592362014-04-18T14:51:00.000-07:002014-04-18T14:51:04.642-07:00A Fresh StartHi guys,<br />This is my third (and hopefully final) attempt to start a blog. I don't know why I find it so hard but I'm sure that I'll keep it up once I get into it.<br />I just thought I'd give you a brief introduction on me:<br />I'm Charlotte and I'm a socially awkward teen from Preston in the UK. I have quite a few different interests which include singing, acting, dancing, baking, sketching and collecting fridge magnets. I also have a slight obsession with Criminal Minds and The Walking Dead.<br /><br />This is me if anyone wanted to know:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tx_IieBQoAE/U1GcdNaE-8I/AAAAAAAAWlY/LuzHUJz_ve4/s1600/IMAG5469.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tx_IieBQoAE/U1GcdNaE-8I/AAAAAAAAWlY/LuzHUJz_ve4/s1600/IMAG5469.jpg" height="320" width="181" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this is my family (excluding the dogs, cats and tortoise):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jsOTiN2LcrU/U1Gdj9p6rdI/AAAAAAAAWlg/9Khz9i8h4Fc/s1600/IMAG5575.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jsOTiN2LcrU/U1Gdj9p6rdI/AAAAAAAAWlg/9Khz9i8h4Fc/s1600/IMAG5575.jpg" height="181" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hopefully I didn't bore you all and fingers crossed I will continue with this&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Charlotte x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Charlotte Lewishttps://plus.google.com/114618798376712846153noreply@blogger.com0